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Stashing your valuables

We all know where are valuables are located don't we? And
when you go on holiday, you stash them somewhere safe, yes? Or grab them when
the house is burning down? Because they are really important, aren't they?In fact, you might actually run around a
burning house collecting your valuables and place yourself at risk to rescue
them. Don't laugh, it happens.

But what about you. If we strip away material things, what
do you value? What can't you live without?

I know I can't live without open-ness, or justice, or
family, and fun, to name a few. Ask yourself what behaviours you can't live
without, or what REALLY matters to you, and you'll begin to elicit your own
values.

Too often we are unaware of our values until they are
breached. That moment when your passion is uncontrollable and quickly ignited.
Why did that happen? Because someone or something breached a value.

A couple of clients have recently been struggling in their
relationships with employers. After delving into their value sets and asking
them to imagine what's important to their employer, it became clear that the
conflict resided at that level. Their values didn't match their employers and
most days were a struggle at work as a result.

Sometimes the answers about where you might best belong in
life lie in the simplest areas. What really matters to you?

Some kids in Spain demonstrated this recently – yes it is an
advert for Ikea – but very poignant indeed. Have a butchers.